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Geneseo High School

Field	Value
name	Geneseo High School
streetaddress	700 North State Street
city	Geneseo
state	Illinois
zipcode	61254
country	United States
coordinates
type	Comprehensive Public High School
district	Geneseo Community Unit School District 228
principal	Tom Ryerson
grades	9-12
enrollment	792 (2023–2024)
ratio	14.57
teaching_staff	54.35 (on a FTE basis)
campus type	Small city
conference	Western Big 6
nickname	Maple Leafs
colors	Kelly Green, White, Yellow
homepage
footnotes

Geneseo High School is located in Geneseo, Illinois, United States. The school is part of the Geneseo Community Unit School District 228, which covers Geneseo, Atkinson, and parts of Colona.

Academics

In 2012 Geneseo High School was a U.S. News & World Report Silver Medal winner. Based on their criteria, Geneseo High School ranked #1427 (out of 22,000) in the US and ranked #52 (out of 672) in the state of Illinois.

History

The high school was originally an old building in the city park, but then moved to the former J. D. Darnall Jr. High School, which was relatively new. The old high school became the Geneseo Junior High School, which closed in 1998 with the opening of a new building, Geneseo Middle School. The high school was known as J. D. Darnall Senior High School until 2005, when it just became Geneseo High School.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 833 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

Male - 53.5%
Female - 46.5%
Native American/Alaskan - 0.6%
Asian/Pacific islanders - 0.5%
Black - 0.1%
Hispanic - 4.8%
White - 91.8%
Multiracial - 2.3%

18.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics and activities

The Geneseo Maple Leafs participate in numerous IHSA sanctioned sports and activities. The school colors are Kelly green and white. The sports teams compete in the Western Big 6 conference.

The following sports are offered:

Baseball (boys)
Basketball (boys & girls)
Bowling (boys & girls)
Competitive cheer (boys & girls)
Cross country (boys & girls)
Football (boys & girls)
- State champion - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982
Golf (boys & girls)
Gymnastics (boys & girls)
Softball (girls)
Soccer (boys & girls)
Swimming and diving (girls)
Tennis (boys & girls)
Track and field (boys & girls)
Volleyball (girls)
Wrestling (boys & girls)

Geneseo also participates in these non-sport IHSA sanctioned activities:

Bass fishing
Drama
Group interpretation
Speech
Band
Vocal music
Scholastic bowl
Madrigals

The school won the state music sweepstakes title in 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1997–98, 1998–99 and 2005–06.

References

"Geneseo High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
"School directory information - Geneseo High School". U.S. Department of Education.
"How Does Geneseo High School Rank Among America's Best High Schools?". usnews.com.
"IHSA Geneseo". ihsa.org.
"IHSA". ihsa.org.

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